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Öğretmen Algılarına Göre Okulların Bina Koşullarının Yeterliliği (İzmir Örneği)
The Adequacy of the Building Conditions of Schools According to Teacher Perceptions (İzmir Sample)

Author(s): Semiha Şahin
Subject(s): Architecture, School education, Sociology of Education
Published by: SD Yayınevi
Keywords: School buildings; quality; qualification; teacher; architecture;

Summary/Abstract: The location of the school building, having adequate learning and resting areas, its lightness, acoustic features, ventilation, spaciousness and so on., such features must be suitable for the conditions of the day. Also, School-specific, healthy and aesthetic building features are needed. In this study, "teacher perceptions according to some characteristics of teachers and their schools” on the adequacy of school buildings” were examined. In the research, quantitative research method was used and the sample of the study was chosen through stratified and random sampling. “Quality School Building Scale” was used as data collection tool and 225 valid scales were obtained from teachers. In data analysis, t and f tests were used together with basic statistics. According to the results of the study, the teachers are perceived more positive in terms of old-style schools total scale, general characteristics of the school and acoustics. According to the school level, primary schools than middle schools and middle schools than high schools were perceived more positively by teachers. While male teachers evaluated the light quality more positively according to gender, there was no difference between the perceptions of teachers according to age.

  • Issue Year: 6/2020
  • Issue No: 12
  • Page Range: 83-94
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Turkish